Pentium Dual T2080 vs Sempron 3500+
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual Core T2080 outperforms Sempron 3500+ by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3611 | 3494 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Pentium Dual Core |
| Power efficiency | 0.23 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Palermo (2001−2005) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (20 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $167 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Sempron 3500+ and Pentium Dual Core T2080 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 103 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 3500+ and Pentium Dual Core T2080 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 939 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 1 MB |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 3500+ and Pentium Dual Core T2080. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.13 | 0.19 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 1 Watt |
Pentium Dual T2080 has a 46.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 6100% lower power consumption.
The Intel Pentium Dual Core T2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Sempron 3500+ in performance tests.
Note that Sempron 3500+ is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T2080 is a notebook one.
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